About Me
KEY POINTS
· Specialist in Sociolinguistics (Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Conversation Analysis, Cross-Cultural Communication, Politeness Studies) with a proven track record of international recognition (cf Google Scholar for list of cited publications)
*Specialist in EFL
· Specialist in Turkish Studies with examining experience
· Language Specialist for Asset Languages Project, University of Cambridge
· Examination Setter for the Chartered Institute of Linguists’ Diploma in Translation for Turkish exams
PUBLICATIONS
Books:
(1992) Co-Author Sinan Bayraktaroğlu, Colloquial Turkish (= The Colloquial Series), New York & London: Routledge. ISBN: 0-415-04073-6 (book); 0-415-04074-4 (cassette); 0-415-04075-2 (book and cassette pack).
(1994) Culture Shock! in Turkey (= Culture Shock! Series; A Guide to Customs and Etiquette) Singapore & Kuala Lumpur, Times Books International, 1994, 176pp. ISBN: 981 204 413 2
(1994)Translation into Turkish, Irfan Orga, Portrait of a Turkish Family (Eland Books, London, ISBN: 0907871828); Bir Türk Ailesinin Öyküsü, Istanbul, Ana Yayıncılık, ISBN: 975-7760-08-0; Reprinted 13 times.
(2001) Arın Bayraktaroğlu and Maria Sifianou (eds.) Linguistic Politeness Across Boundaries: The Case of Greek and Turkish. (= Pragmatics and Beyond New Series, 88). Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2001. 435, xiv pages (+ index). ISBN 1-58811-040-0 (US), 90-272-5107-X (Eur).
(2014) Translation into Turkish, Irfan Orga, The Caravan Moves On (Eland Books, London, ISBN: 0907871-97-6); İt Ürür Kervan Yürür,Istanbul, Everest Yayınları, ISBN: 978-605-141-714-1.
Chapters in books:
(2000) “Topic and Conversational Sequence in a Turkish Natural Conversation”, in Balım-Harding, C. and C. Imber (eds.) The Balance of Truth: Essays in Honour of Professor Geoffrey Lewis (Oxford University): The ISISPress, Istanbul, pp. 57-76. ISBN: 975-428-162-9
(2001) “Advice-giving in Turkish: Superiority or solidarity?” In Arın Bayraktaroğlu and Maria Sifianou (eds.) Linguistic Politeness Across Boundaries: The Case of Greek and Turkish.(= Pragmatics and Beyond New Series,88) pp.177-208, Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2001. 435, xiv pages (+ index). ISBN 1-58811-040-0 (US), 90-272-5107 (Eur). $114.00.
(2001) Yasemin Bayyurt and Arın Bayraktaroğlu “Turkish pronouns and terms of address used in service encounters”, in Arın Bayraktaroğlu and Maria Sifianou (eds.) Linguistic Politeness Across Boundaries: The Case of Greek and Turkish. (= Pragmatics and Beyond New Series,88), pp.209-240, Amsterdam& Philadelphia: John Benjamins, 2001. 435, xiv pages (+ index). ISBN 1-58811-040-0 (US), 90-272-5107 (Eur).
(2002) “Change and impact: The media in Turkey”. In Brian Beeley (ed.) Turkish Transformation: New Century New Challenges. The Eothen Press, Huntingdon, England, pp.123-140. ISBN 0906719 34 8
( 2012) Bayraktaroglu, A. and Sifianou, M. “Face, stereotyping and claims of power: The Turks and the Greeks in interaction”. In Christina Bratt Paulston, Scott F. Kiesling and Elizabeth S. Rangel (eds.) The Handbook of Intercultural Discourse and Communication. Blackwells, pp. ISBN 978-1-4051-6272-2
Articles in international refereed journals:
(1991) “Politeness and interactional balance”, International Journal of the Sociology of Language: New Perspectives on Linguistic Etiquette, Walter de Gruyter, 92 (1991), pp. 5-34, ISSN 0165-2516/ (Internet) 1613-3668
(1992) “Disagreement in Turkish troubles-talk”, Text: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, Walter de Gruyter, 12(3), (1992) pp. 317-342 ISSN 0165-4888/(Internet) 1613-4117
(2000) “A repair mechanism in conversation: The case of ‘Estağfurullah’ ”, Multilingua: Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, Mouton de Gruyter, 19-3, (2000) pp. 281- 310. ISSN 0167-8507/ (Internet) 1613-3684
(2012) Arın Bayraktaroğlu and Sifianou, Maria. “The iron fist in a velvet glove: How politeness can contribute to impoliteness”. Journal of Politeness Research 8: 143-160.
Diary Editing
(2021) Turhan Dilligil: Bir Aydının Günlüğü: Göz Altında 170 Gün, Akılçelen Kitaplar, ISBN: 978-625-7586-18-4.
Historical Novels
(2022) Nüzhet: Nazım Hikmet'in 'Minnacık Kadını. Remzi Kitabevi. ISBN: 978-975-14-2098-5.
(2023) Muhteşem Kuzenler. Remzi Kitabevi. ISBN: 978-975-14-2148-7.
Compiling and Translating Letters
(To be published) Frederic Chopin ve 101 Seçme Mektup. Akılçelen Kitaplar. ISBN:
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Associate Professor Dr Arin Bayraktaroglu was one of the Directors of The Cambridge Centre for Languages running language courses for international students at Sawston Hall for 25 years (1982-2007). Prior to this she was a Lector at the University of Cambridge where she returned to work as a Visiting Scholar from 1994 to 1997. She has published extensively in the area of sociolinguistics and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Linguists. She has acted as a Council Member for British Association for Turkish Area Studies for 30 years and has been a member of the combination Room of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge since 1988.
Arin Bayraktaroglu was the recipient of a “Success Award” in 2019 conferred by the Federation of Turkish Associations UK.
Since 2021 she has been publishing her literary work in Turkey.